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Month: September 2018

Five New CPT® Codes Support Billing for Telehealth, Remote Monitoring

Five New CPT® Codes Support Billing for Telehealth, Remote Monitoring

September 26, 2018 The American Medical Association (AMA) has introduced new codes in the 2019 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set that would allow physicians to bill for some remote patient monitoring services and internet consultations. Acceptance of the new codes by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule “would signal a landmark shift to better support physicians participating in patient population health and care coordination services that can be a significant part…

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Size and Profitability Do Not Go Hand in Hand: Health System Study

Size and Profitability Do Not Go Hand in Hand: Health System Study

September 19, 2018 A new report throws into question the common wisdom that scale enhances health system operations. The study, by consulting firm Navigant, found no correlation between higher revenues and better operating margins among 104 highly rated hospital systems during 2015-2017, following the expansion in insurance coverage that accompanied the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The findings debunk a widely held belief within the sector that has catalyzed heightened merger and acquisition activity in the past several years. Many healthcare organizations have…

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